
My Journey with Japanese cuisine
I was dreaming of becoming a restaurateur when I was seven years old. While I was a musician to come to the US, I changed my career at my 30 to pursue my childhood dream. I wanted to open European style bistro with my favorite wine list, but I realized that I should take on Japanese cuisine since I am a Japan born Japanese. I focused on that, avoiding fancy maki rolls. People called my menu Franco-Japanese and asked me for traditional Japanese cuisine such as, they said, spic